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Stormbound

Stormbound

Cards and chess collide in Stormbound. Turn-based tactical gameplay, collecting cards and beautiful 2D Art. Level up your army to conquer the ladder.

Released May 15, 2018 Developer Paladin Studios, Stormbound Games Publisher Stormbound B.V. Platforms Windows · Mac Turn-Based TacticsCard BattlerTrading Card GamePvPCompetitive
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

69.9%positive1,174 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“its very good game but pay to win makes the game feel bad”

— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Very well designed and balanced game! I played it like 5 years ago and am enjoying coming back. 4/5 tho even though that review sounds 5/5- their account system forgot my account and forced me to make a new one. (just dont use kongregate use google)”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“it was Very easy to pick up the rules & gameplay. @ first it even felt like It was extremely rewarding mentally! but those were my original thoughts from prolly like 5 to 8 years ago!”

— a player, Steam review · 103 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:58 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

10playing at last check
1524-hour peak
252all-time peak
0 100 200 2019 2021 2023 2025 135 avg · May 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

17achievements
29.9%median completion
2.3%rarest: High Emperor
80.2% of players 50.4% of players 49.4% of players 47.7% of players 43.3% of players 43.1% of players 39.4% of players 31.8% of players 29.9% of players 21.5% of players 12.0% of players 7.9% of players 7.1% of players 4.3% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.3% of players 80.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.2%Bookworm — Finish the tutorial
50.4%Winter Soldier — Finish the Winter Pact campaign
49.4%Victor — Win 1 ranked match
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%High Emperor — Win 10000 ranked matches
2.7%Emperor — Win 1000 ranked matches
3.2%Legend — Reach rank 1

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 06, 2026
Update 07-2026

Balance changesThis release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes.Joust Champions' ability is now 2/3/4/5/6 (from 3/4/5/6/7)Debug Loggers' ability is now 1/1/2/3/4 (from 2/2/3/4/5)Orig

Jun 01, 2026
Update 06-2026

Balance changesThis release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes.Marked as Prey's ability is now 6/7/8/9/11 (from 5/6/7/8/10)Edrik the Fierce's strength is now 3/4/5/6/7 (from 4/5/6/7

May 25, 2026
Update 05-2026

Balance changesThis release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes.Siege Assembly's ability is now 2/2/3/4/5 (from 3/3/4/5/6)Edrik the Fierce's strength is now 4/5/6/7/8 (from 5/6/7/8/9

Mar 04, 2025
Stormbound March Update

Hello, Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming in March, bringing new balance changes, new in-game event, new card and new brawl modifier! St. Patrick's Event Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Da

Feb 07, 2025
Stormbound February Update

Hello, Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming in February, bringing new balance changes, new card and Community Programs. New Card We're excited to introduce another Primal card, Eager P

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsTurn-Based Tactics · Card Battler · Trading Card Game · PvP · Competitive · Difficult · Turn-Based · Card Game · Board Game · Tabletop · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Achievements17
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.paladinstudios.com/stormbound/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 x86/x64 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2*2200) or equivalent Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: GeForce 8500 GT Storage: 500 MB available space